Job Title: Assistant Director of Human Resources
Reports to: Director of Human Resources
Dept./Campus: Human Resources
Wage/Hour Status: Exempt
Pay Grade: Business 5/ 240 days
Date Revised: 8/12/16
Primary Purpose:
Assist in the direction and management of human resource activities to ensure high quality staffing and retention of district personnel. Responsible for assisting in planning and implementation of human resource programs to include professional and auxiliary staffing wage salary administration and employee relations.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Masters degree in education or education related field
Texas Mid-management or other appropriate certification preferred
Certified Appraiser
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of the selection training and supervision of personnel
Knowledge of wage and salary procedures
Knowledge of school employment law and hearing procedures
Ability to interpret policy procedures and data
Strong communication public relations and interpersonal skills
Experience:
Three years successful administrative experience
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Employment
- Work cooperatively with principals and staff to select personnel for instructional assignments.
- Coordinate the district application and recruitment program and ensure that the district is represented in a positive and professional manner.
- Assist in administering and overseeing orientation programs for new employees.
- Assist in planning evaluating and administering equal employment opportunity provisions and work cooperatively with others to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
- Assist supervisory personnel in conducting due-process procedures.
- Oversee the necessary processing for issuance and renewal of state certificates and permits.
- Assist in developing and implementing procedures for administering salary leaves and other forms of compensation that effectively implement policies adopted by the board.
- Assist in developing and implementing procedures for the preparation and revision of job descriptions and for the classification of positions in the district compensation plan.
- Administer the teacher salary schedule and ensure compliance with the state minimum salary schedule requirements.
- Administer the exempt and nonexempt compensation programs and ensure compliance with federal wage and overtime laws.
Employee Relations
- Use management practices that promote collegiality teamwork and collaborative decision making among staff.
- Assist in developing and implementing procedures to ensure that employees are informed of personnel policies procedures and programs that affect them.
- Implement policies associated with and oversee processing of employee complaints and grievances.
Budget
- Work with others to compile and report projections of staff and facility needs.
- Implement the policies established by federal and state laws State Board of Education rule and local board policy in the area assigned.
Records
- Supervise personnel records management and oversee required state records management program.
- Maintain systems for retrieval of information in support of all programs.
- Compile maintain file and secure all physical and computerized reports records and other required documents.
Human Resources Department
- Assist in recruiting training and supervising department staff and make sound recommendations relative to personnel placement assignment retention discipline and termination.
- Assist in evaluating job performance of department staff to ensure effectiveness.
- Assist in developing training options and improvement plans for department staff to ensure the departments effective operation.
Other
- Ensure that department operations contribute to the attainment of district goals and objectives.
- Recommend policies that improve human resource related programs.
- Participate in professional development activities to maintain current knowledge of human resource rules regulations and practices.
- Maintain confidentiality of information.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Regular attendance.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Assist in supervising and evaluating the performance of HR staff
Working Conditions:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent district-wide and state-wide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours.
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The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
Required Experience:
Director